Sierra Nevada College international studies Professor Ted Morse will speak March 31 at 7pm about the origins, power, and objectives of ISIS/ISIL, the violent terrorist group that has captured world attention. Morse, a highly-decorated retired U.S. Foreign Service senior officer, is a frequent speaker on militant Islam. During his talk, Morse will cover the rise […]
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• Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District is looking for a board member. This person is likely to be appointed at the March 26 meeting. The term expires Dec. 7. Directors must own property or be a registered voter within the boundaries of the district. If interested or for more information, contact district secretary Peter Nelligan […]
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• The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Advisory Planning Commission on April 8 at 9am will discuss the Tahoe Valley Area Plan at the agency’s Stateline office. The South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission will discuss the plan April 9 at 3pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. Comments are being taken until 5pm April 14. • David Pogue, […]
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Several troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol as well as other employees for the Department of Public Safety will be volunteering their time to raise money for Special Olympics Nevada and California on March 20 from 5-9pm at the Hard Rock Café inside Harveys at Stateline. These volunteer waiters and waitresses will assist the restaurant staff as they work for […]
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The state Board of Equalization is warning Californians about tax-related phone scams. The BOE has received multiple reports from taxpayers who received phone calls from someone impersonating a local police officer who demanded immediate payment for a tax liability and threatened arrest. The callers’ spoof police department or BOE telephone numbers on caller ID, creating […]
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• Camp Richardson’s Snowshoe Cocktail Races is March 21 at 7pm. Sand or snow the race will go on behind the Beacon restaurant alongside the lake. • El Dorado County has extended the deadline to apply for the Court House Blue Ribbon Committee to March 20 at 3pm. Here is the application. • University of […]
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Truckee Donner Public Utility District customers who sign up for a free residential energy survey will receive two free LED light bulbs. Truckee Donner Public Utility District has been helping their commercial customers transition to LEDs and improve their bottom line for years. In 2013, TDPUD introduced a $5 per bulb residential electric customer LED […]
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The Eldorado and Tahoe national forests are trying to get rid of surplus vehicles. The online auction is March 23-27. Sixteen vehicles and two flat bed trailers will be sold to the highest bidder. To find this auction, enter the sale number 91QSCI-15-014 on the web page. Potential bidders may inspect the vehicles starting March 23 […]
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• Friends of the Library in South Lake Tahoe are having a book sale March 28 at 10am at the library – 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. • North Tahoe Public Utility District’s annual Snow Fest Pancake Breakfast raised $1,500 for the nonprofit Dog Day in the Park and the future Tahoe Unleashed Dog Park planned […]
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The Avoid the 6 El Dorado County DUI Task Force will be deploying roving DUI patrols on St. Patrick’s Day in several communities throughout the area, looking to stop and arrest drivers who are impaired by alcohol or drugs. These DUI patrols are, in addition to regularly scheduled patrol officers, all looking for the tell-tale signs of an […]
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